Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-02-12

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George.
A New York Court recently decided that
where the foreman Of cloak factory, back
ed by two lady assistants, declares cloak
to be a fit, the customer has nothing to say
in the matter.
1t is proposed to build at the Washington
Ordinance Yard, on the site Of some of the
buildings Of the old navy yard there, man.
moth ordinance shop S. feet in hight and
$40 400 feet in area.
Gen. Tales, the President Of Uruguay, has
solicited and obtained from the Congress Of
that Republic decree Of banishment against
ex President Santos, who is now on his re.
turn journey from Europe.
At the Chinese ball in Washington the
other night, one Congressman took five wo-
men besides his wife, Senator marshaled
seven extra people, and an Admiral is cred
tied with leading in file of ten.
Nearly one hundred persons were recently
badly poisoned at a farming stock.sale din.
ner at Carlisle, England. from the use Of
washing soda to soften the peas employed in
making the pea soup served at the feast.
VIM. Conners Springfield, ILL.,, has paid in
blackmail $3,2 to a man who knew that
when Conners was a boy he stole dozen
eggs. Conners has finally quit the payments
confessed his fault and paid for the eggs.
Mrs. Esther Van Woert of Stockesdale,
Penn, who killed her husband week before
last, had the quickest trial on record, having
killed her husband, been arrested, indicted,
tried by jury and acquitted in less than four
days.
A single firm has made contracts for the
delivery of 2,ooo, 900 railroad ties in Ne.
braska this year, mainly for the Northwest
ern and Union Pacific Roads, and the Bur.
lington is about to arrange for another
1000, 900.
Representative FELTON, has secured from
Treasurer Jordan promise that he will is
sue an order allowing the issuance of gold
certificates or greenbacks for deposit at the
Sub Treasury in San Francisco, either to be
redeemed in gold.
The House Committee on Indian Affairs
Wednesday presented favorable report On
the bill granting to the Arizona Narrow.
gauge Railroad Company the right of way
through the White Mountain Indian Reser.
vation, in Arizona.
The Dearborn Observatory at Chicago has
an $4,000 telescope, and $4,000 was ex,
pended in building foundation for it, yel
so far as contributions to science is concern.
ed the instrument has proved absolutely
worthless, it is said.
Gen. Boulanger was the son Of poor ad.
vocate at Nantes and beautiful Englishwo.
man, and his boyhood was as vain and thea.
trical as now. He would often 60 without
his lunch in order to save money for the pur.
chase of lemon -colored kid gloves.
An odd burglary is reported from West.
chester, N. Y, where thieves entered the
office Of newspaper and stole the forms,
which were ready for the press. 1t is charg.
ed that rivalry between the two papers oi
the place led to this peculiar robbery.
The Secretary Of the Interior reports to
the Senate that forty -four of the older Apache
children at Fort Marion havs been transferred
to the Indian school at Carlisle, and that six
ty Of the younger ones are to be educated at
St. Augustine by the Sisters Of Charity a,
81 50 each per quarter.
George Franklin Anderson. the "Englsh
estate" swindler, was committed for trial at
London Wednesday. His plan of operations
was to inform person that he was heir to a
large and valuable estate, and then receive
money to prosecute the claim from the sup.
posed heir.
Striking miners at Blantyre, Scotland.
Tuesday engaged in riotous demonstrations
They looted number of shops, and the
local police were powerless. Troops had
to be called on to quell the disturbance. A
number Of arrests were made. The miners
strike is spreading in Scotland.
The British Government has granted sub
sidy to the White Star Steamship Company
for the use OF the steamers of that line a
armed transport in the event Of war. Til,
agreement includes stipulation that til,
White Star Company shall build several fas
vessels in accordance with designs furnished
by the Admiralty.
A man named Mell, living near Boulder
COL, shot his wife through the neck, while
she was lying in bed sleeping and nursing ;
few.weeks'-old child. Mrs. Moll sprang from
the bed, hut fell to the floor, paralyzel
where she was discovered next day. Th'
fire had gone out and the child was dead